title: Comments on ''Effect of the surface free energy on the behaviour of surface and guided waves", by V. Vlasie Belloncle, M. Rousseau, Ultrasonics, 45 (2006) 188-195.
abstract: In this short communication, it is demonstrated that the main results obtained by the authors of the commented paper, ''Effect of the surface free energy on the behaviour of surface and guided waves", by V. Vlasie Belloncle, M. Rousseau Ultrasonics, 45 (2006) 188-195, have been well-established long before publication of this paper. Therefore, the claim to novelty asserted by the authors is incorrect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Aeronautical and Automotive Engineering, Loughborough University, Loughborough, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK. Electronic address: v.v.krylov@lboro.ac.uk.
authors.forename: Victor V
authors.initials: VV
authors.lastname: Krylov
mesh_terms: D000269:Adhesives / Q000737:chemistry*; D008670:Metals / Q000737:chemistry*; D008956:Models, Chemical; D011874:Radiometry / Q000379:methods*; D013500:Surface Tension; D014465:Ultrasonics
chemical_list: D000269:Adhesives; D008670:Metals
keywords: Surface acoustic waves; Surface phenomena in solids